Injury from epileptic seizures relatively rare, Mayo Clinic study find
...t medication side effects to your doctor, 4) avoid situations that can worsen seizure recurrence (e.g., lack of sleep, undue stress and fatigue, excessive alcohol consumption, use of recreational drugs), 5) try to stay physically fit and conditioned and 6) have an appropriate companion or supervision for activi...Astronauts submit first medical research paper from space
...d exams in space, and may prove useful on Earth in situations where access to trained physicians and proper medical equipment is limited. "The remotely guided ultrasound concept, with trained first responders as operators, is a significant and clinically relevant advancement in space science, with profound ram...Cognitive behavioral therapy combined with antidepressant effective in treating adolescent OCD
...udes helping the children confront anxiety-evoking situations and refraining from performing compulsions in order to learn their fears are exaggerated or unrealistic. This is the first study to test the efficacy of combining the two treatments in pediatric patients. One hundred twelve children, ages seven to 1...Family therapy reduces stress symptoms in adolescent survivors of childhood cancer
... cancer. "This approach may be applicable to other situations in treating the aftereffects of trauma associated with medical diagnosis and treatment," said Dr. Kazak. "For instance, we have studied stress symptoms following automobile injuries. Accidental injuries, burns, and chronic conditions such as asthma o...High-fat diets hammer memory, more than a waistline worry
...stress and of the ability to generate memory under situations of hypoxia, in different brain region. Rats in the normal oxygen group that ate a diet low in fats but high in complex carbohydrates showed normal levels of CREB phosphorylation in the hippocampus, a part of the brain involved in learning and memory....Novel drug-antidote strategy provides greater control of drug action
... it should give us much greater control in so many situations where a drug is long-lasting but has potential side effects." The researchers took the challenge, and decided to create a drug-antidote pair from scratch. Their target was human coagulation factor IXa, a pivotal clotting factor in the complex cas...Study: Brain battles itself over short-term rewards, long-term goals
...r results help explain how and why a wide range of situations that produce emotional reactions, such as the sight, touch or smell of a desirable object, often cause people to take impulsive actions that they later regret," Loewenstein said. Such psychological cues are known to trigger dopamine-related circuits ...Personality tests could predict doctors' burnout
...r strengths and vulnerabilities, and thereby avoid situations in which they become stressed. In addition, such knowledge could help careers advisors and hospital managers to provide individualised advice and counselling for doctors so that they can achieve their full potential"....Will the insured sacrifice to help cover the uninsured? New study suggests yes
... players give them a sense of how different health situations would be covered or not. For instance, those who chose not to cover the uninsured might find that their decision would result in some people having to resort to gas station coin collection cans to raise money for treatment. Or a player who elected ...College students mandated to take alcohol interventions: what works
... "College students typically drink in social situations with friends and roommates," said co-author Tracy O'Leary Tevyaw. "Mandated students drink on average more than students who are not mandated. However, mandated students typically report that their friends drink as much or more than they do. Their...Speech recognition experts at OGI School of Science & Engineering receive nearly $700,000 in grants
...esearchers, to improve human-computer dialogues in situations where people are doing more than one activity at a time, such as driving. The OGI School of Science & Engineering's share of the grant is $350,000. "It's hard enough for the human brain to tackle more than one task at once," noted Heeman, a computer ...Cedars-Sinai Medical tipsheet for May 2004
...pring. Testing is available to patients in various situations women over age 35 who are worried about chromosomal problems like Down Syndrome, patients exposed to potentially harmful medications or chemicals, couples with a family history or previous child with a birth defect, pregnancies where an abnormal ultr...Living wills don't work, study says
...s. And, people's preferences often change as their situations or medical technology changes. For most people, Fagerlin and Schneider say, a durable power of attorney for health care may be adequate. DPA's allow people to name someone whom they would want to make decisions about their care. That person is usu...It's a gamble: Dopamine levels tied to uncertainty of rewards
...hat dopamine levels in our brains vary the most in situations where we are unsure if we are going to be rewarded...t happens in the brain during unpredictable reward situations such as gambling and offers promise for exploring the chemical foundation of problems such as gambli...Medical residents report sleep loss and fatigue take toll on learning, work and personal lives
...h to moderate chance of dozing in six of the eight situations encountered in daily life, such as sitting and reading, or riding as a passenger in a car for an hour, as measured on a scale called the Epworth Sleepiness Scale. Other findings: A total of 133 (89 percent) disagree with the statement "My thinkin...Study finds bupropion may be effective smoking cessation aid for women
...ants reduce smoking, learn to cope with stress and situations that trigger their desire to smoke, and prevent relapse. Two weeks after participants began taking bupropion, or on the day of the third counseling session, they were instructed to stop smoking. Abstinence from smoking was evaluated at 8 weeks (end o...... respiration patterns in order to detect dangerous situations and to produce an alarm signal. These sensors, algorithms and processors were all originally developed to monitor the condition of astronauts in orbit. People seeking to become healthier can also benefit from space research by using the 'Flywheel' r...The preference for sweetened foods may decline after exercise
...d sweetness. Fluids designed for physical exercise situations contain carbohydrates to supply energy. But after exercise, athletes have demonstrated a preference for salt, as well as a temporary increase in the perception of sweetness. Anecdotally, athletes occasionally quote that sweetness of a beverage that ...Continuous insulin monitoring does not raise hospital costs
... role of better glycemic control in intensive care situations for people with diabetes, most hospitals are not currently providing tight glycemic control. The likely reason is concern about the costs," Gabbay said. "Our hope is that more centers will be willing to incorporate a protocol like the one we used in ...Carnegie Mellon interactive-video DVD helps teens avoid sexually transmitted diseases
...VD, "What Could You Do?" portrays teenage girls in situations that typically lead to sex and allows the viewer to choose what actions the girl takes. It shows the consequences of each of the girl's decisions and offers alternatives. The DVD, which is specifically targeted at girls who are sexually active, is ba...